condolence

Meaning

Noun

Comfort, support or sympathy.
An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

Origin

From condole + -ence, or from Middle French condoléance, or formed from the root of Latin condoleō, from con- and doleō.

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